dongbathin
American looking for information about Vietnam
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Lives in Edmonds, WA State, USA
Registration: 01 June 2010
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Visa extension/renewal - anybody got a 1 year visa renewal before? by AlegreViajero
Yes, I know it is an old recurrent topic, but we all have to face this ongoing changing issue every three months or so. Here in Nha Trang, I went to the immigration office to be told that my 3-month DN (business) visa (issued after 1/1/15) cannot ...
The VN National Assembly is to possibly allow a one year tourist visa for Americans this month or shortly after. It would make things so less difficult if such happens. The USA already allows a 1 yr tourist visa for Vietnamese and the push is to ... Read More
How much to pay in-laws? by Vagabondone
Just curious how much other expats pay their wives parents. While I was dating we discussed this and I agreed to pay $300 a month to my mother-in-law ( No father). However, this money has always been a contentious issue and she now wants $500 a ...
I married my wife in Vietnam during the war years while I served with US Army doing 4 years there and never was asked to contribute money to mom & dad. Guess I really did marry the right kind of girl. We have been married 44 years and live in ... Read More
Visa Extensions - Nha Trang & Khanh Hoa Province by dongbathin
So many stories of how to acquire a visa extension thru-out VN and how local jurisdictions handle them. I can see how an extension may be gotten in Nha Trang at least if you live in Nha Trang. How about if you live in Cam Ranh 35 mi south of Nha ...
Wild_1, my wife indeed is a Viet Kieu (overseas vietnamese) which doesnt make her a VN citizen, anyway she came to USA in 1972. If she was citizen of VN living in Cam Ranh then I could apply for a 5 yr residency permit otherwise we have traveled to ... Read More
Visa Extensions - Nha Trang & Khanh Hoa Province by dongbathin
So many stories of how to acquire a visa extension thru-out VN and how local jurisdictions handle them. I can see how an extension may be gotten in Nha Trang at least if you live in Nha Trang. How about if you live in Cam Ranh 35 mi south of Nha ...
Wild_1 R U female? No disrespect only a bit in awe if you are and in Can Tho. running a cosmetic shop is a bit different but if it moves for you, great. How did U choose Can Tho? A few mosquitoes too? Vern Read More
Visa Extensions - Nha Trang & Khanh Hoa Province by dongbathin
So many stories of how to acquire a visa extension thru-out VN and how local jurisdictions handle them. I can see how an extension may be gotten in Nha Trang at least if you live in Nha Trang. How about if you live in Cam Ranh 35 mi south of Nha ...
13ully (Olaf) Thanks for the info but I didnt understand what you meant by "Check PM...) Vern Read More
Visa Extensions - Nha Trang & Khanh Hoa Province by dongbathin
So many stories of how to acquire a visa extension thru-out VN and how local jurisdictions handle them. I can see how an extension may be gotten in Nha Trang at least if you live in Nha Trang. How about if you live in Cam Ranh 35 mi south of Nha ...
Are you speaking of the Visa Exemption re: spouse of a Viet national? My wife wont qualify right now is she is a Viet Khieu (overseas Viet) in the USA. With such I believe it gives me a 5 yr residency permit if that is what I think it is Vern Read More
Visa Extensions - Nha Trang & Khanh Hoa Province by dongbathin
So many stories of how to acquire a visa extension thru-out VN and how local jurisdictions handle them. I can see how an extension may be gotten in Nha Trang at least if you live in Nha Trang. How about if you live in Cam Ranh 35 mi south of Nha ...
I expect I can get a visa extension of 90 days each thru a travel agency in NTrang. I hope to spend 6-9 months in Khanh Hoa with my wife's sister acting as sponsor since we would live at her house. Is there a good travel agency in NTrang that will ... Read More
Visa Extensions - Nha Trang & Khanh Hoa Province
So many stories of how to acquire a visa extension thru-out VN and how local jurisdictions handle them. I can see how an extension may be gotten in Nha Trang at least if you live in Nha Trang. How about if you live in Cam Ranh 35 mi south of Nha ... Read More
Pregnancy in Nha Trang by Christine
Hi, could you please share advice and tips about pregnancy in Nha Trang? Who are the best gynecologists for pregnancy follow-ups? Which hospitals or clinics would you recommend to give birth in Nha Trang? Thanks a lot in advance for ...
Now that's really planning ahead and not a bad idea either for any woman who may be in Nha Trang area Read More
Child care in Nha Trang by Armand
Hi, when settling in a new country, working parents are mostly concerned about finding child care services for their children. What can you share with us about the child care system in Nha Trang ? How much is daycare in Nha Trang? Is the ...
Reagstar, Nice to hear someone living in Cam Duc. Your son attends the church in Hau Nghia there? my wife is Viet whom I met during the war when I was based at Dong Ba Thin (1968 thru 1972) located next to the now Khanh Hoa sugar factory. Wife's ... Read More
water sports by Guestposter822
Hi, next question ! just wondering if any of you like the water sports in Nha Trang. I think kite surfing is big in Viet Nam so it would be worth doing this as you seem to get a lot of wind in in the arvos. Also just wondering if you have seen any ...
There area off Cam Ranh Bay (south of Nha Trang) north peninsula might do the trick, just stay north of the airport there Read More
banks by Guestposter822
Hi, just wondering if the banks over there have safety deposit boxes which you can hire to store passport etc...
Yes, the hotel is required to keep your passport. Be sure to have a few copies of it for safekeping and to carry one copy with you whenever u are about for ID purposes when needed and to facilitate getting a new passport if it comes up missing/lost Read More
VIsa by Guestposter822
Hi, I just had a question about visa extension in Nha Trang. Are there places in Nha Trang where you can get a 3 month tourist visa extension without having to travel to say HCMC and how much does it cost. Thanks
Yes, the diffference in how we conduct our personal lives may well rub against what a local may wish. i have tried to get my ex-pat friend to move out from that family in Ban Me Thuot as the length of his stay has prob worn out his welcome no matter ... Read More
VIsa by Guestposter822
Hi, I just had a question about visa extension in Nha Trang. Are there places in Nha Trang where you can get a 3 month tourist visa extension without having to travel to say HCMC and how much does it cost. Thanks
It makes sense then if a local Viet head of household sponsors you that you can then stay with that person/family otherwise police make you move to a hotel. I suspect the Viet friend of this ex-pat did not sponsor him as usual. From info I have, I ... Read More
Scooter by Guestposter822
Hi, ok my next question...When it comes to riding a scooter I can get travel insurance to cover but I must hold a license in Vietnam. So my question is can I get a valid license in Vietnam as a non citizen ? does the license have any third party ...
re: insurance, it has been my info that the insurance actually only may cover cost of repairs to the vehicle. I do not believe there is any coverage for PIP - personal injury protection. It is very basic insurance but then not long ago there was no ... Read More